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ORDINANCE NO.
0-78-7
CHAPTER NO.
AN ORDINANCE REQUIRING FENCING OF SWIMMING
POOLS, RESTRICTIONS AS TO DIVING BOARDS AND
LADDERS, AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA as follows:
No swimming pool shall be built or constructed except
in conformity with the provisions of this chapter.
(1) Applications for permit for the construction,
installation, alteration or major repair of a swimming pool must
be as set forth in the building code as adopted by the City of
Sebastian.
(2) All swimming pools shall be enclosed by a fence
of not less than four (4) feet in height and not more than six
(6) feet in height. Outside gates or doors through the swimming
pool enclosure must be equipped with self-closing position locking
devices at a height of no less than three and one-half (3-1/2)
feet and must be kept in operating condition at all times.
(3) A screen enclosure can qualify as a protective
enclosure in lieu of a fence, provided the lower four(4) feet
are reinforced with a plastic coated 1/2 or 3/4" mesh hardware
cloth and the height of the enclosure would be increased to
the necessary headroom clearance.
(4) A swimming pool enclosure must be built even though
the yard has been fenced at its perimeter.
(5) All material for any enclosure must be approved
by the Building Official.
(6) No diving board shall be installed in a pool
whose greatest depth is less than seven (7) feet. No diving
board shall be installed in a pool less than thirty (30) feet
long.
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(7} Pools. ha.vin.g a. de];>th. greater tha,n three and one-
half {3":"1/21 feet shall be p1'ovi.ded with a ladder or rope.
{8} No bu.ilding permits.hall be finalized and no pool
placed in use untilth..eahoverequirements are met.
(9) All ordi.nances or parts of ordinances in conflict
with this ordinance, or i.ncons.istent with the provisions of this
ordinance, are herehyrepea.led.
(lO} This ordinance shall become effective immediately
upon its pas'sc;1.:ge.
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Pat Flood, Jr., Mayor
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C~ty Clerk .
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!' HER,E5Y CERTIFY that notice of the public hearing of
the foregoing Ordinancewa,.s given in accordance with Chapter
16.6.041 of the. Florida Statutes, on ~,;{3 ~ .27 ,1978,
in the. Vero Be.achPres:sJournal,a newspaper of general circula-
tion in the City of Sebastian, Florida; that said public hearing
was held in the City Hall of the City of Sebastian, Florida, at
7:00 o'clock P.M. on,~ {,.. ,1978; that .said
Ordinance pass'ed on fi.rstreading on . ~~ C , 1978,
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and thats:aid QJ:;'dinance passed on second and final reading and was
ad,opted by the City Council of the City of Sebastian on
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